Episode: 8
Reporters at the plaza notice Black Viper Consortium stock hitting rock bottom. Ryan Kane dismisses the crash and claims Victor Kane is handling it with a powerful figure. Ryan then insults Ethan Black, orders Emma Black to sign the contract, and tries dragging her away. When Ryan ignores a warning, Ethan knocks him out cold with a punch. Emma breaks down in disbelief, urging Ethan to flee before more trouble arrives.
Reporters outside the NEXUS AI building discover Black Viper Consortium shares hit the limit down. Ryan Kane brushes it off as regular market movement. He brags to everyone that his father Victor Kane is meeting an influential figure to resolve the crisis.
Ryan Kane mocks Ethan Black as a tramp on the street. He openly orders Emma Black to sign their contract and spend the night with him. Emma refuses in anger, so Ryan commands his men to force her into a car.
Ethan Black gives Ryan Kane a lethal warning. Ryan sneers back and continues his taunts. Ethan strikes Ryan with one punch, knocking him backward onto the ground. Ryan vomits blood and passes out as the stunned crowd looks on.
Emma Black watches the scene in complete shock. She cries as she remembers her brother as a frail, timid boy who was bullied. Terrified of the consequences of this violence, she pleads with Ethan to run away immediately.
“Sign the deal and sleep with me or you won't even have a choice when my dad arrives”
“Touch her again and die.”
“Who who are you? My brother was frail and bullied. You can't be him. Just run before it's too late.”
Emma stands weeping in front of NEXUS AI after witnessing Ethan knock Ryan out cold. Convinced her real brother could never possess such brutal combat strength, she desperately begs Ethan to run away. Will Ethan listen to Emma and escape, or will he stay to confront the Kane family?